The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and effectiveness of JNJ-42160443 with placebo in the treatment of chronic, moderate to severe cancer-related pain in terminally ill patients with a diagnosis of active cancer.

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of JNJ-42160443 as Adjunctive Therapy in Subjects With Cancer-Related Pain, Followed by an Open-Label Extension Phase

Further study details as provided by Janssen Research & Development, LLC:

Primary Outcome Measures:

The change in the average cancer-related pain intensity score. [ Time Frame: From baseline (average cancer-related pain intensity score over the last 3 days before randomization) to the end of Week 4 (average cancer-related pain intensity score over the last 7 days of the double-blind treatment phase) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

This is a randomized (study drug assigned by chance), double-blind (neither the physician nor the patient knows the name of the assigned drug) study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of JNJ-42160443 compared with placebo in the treatment of men and women 18 years of age or older who are terminally ill (ie, patients who are in or who are candidates for hospice or palliative [other medical care] care for end-of-life management) with moderate to severe, chronic, cancer-related pain that is not controlled by standard pain medications and who have a diagnosis of active cancer. The duration of the study will be approximately 62 weeks (includes screening, the 4-week double-blind phase followed by the 48-week open-label [study doctor and patient knows the name of the assigned treatment] extension phase and a posttreatment phase). A single dose of JNJ-42160443 or matching placebo given as an (subcutaneous [SC]) injection under the skin during the double-blind treatment period. During the open-label period, JNJ-42160443 will be given once every 4 weeks for up to 48 weeks.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and older

Genders Eligible for Study:

Both

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Terminally ill cancer patients as per judgment of the investigator (eg, patients who are in or who are candidates for hospice or palliative care for end-of-life management); Diagnosis of moderate to severe pain directly related to an active cancer that is not controlled by standard pain treatments.

Exclusion Criteria:Planned major surgical procedures during the double-blind treatment phase that may affect study outcomes; Prior treatment with any other investigational NGF inhibitor therapy; Known allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to JNJ-42160443 or its excipients; Enrolled in any investigational study within the previous 4 weeks or 5 half-lives of the investigational drug (whichever is longer), or are currently enrolled in another investigational study at the time of screening

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00929188